The longest stage in the Tour des Fjords brought yet another win for Team Katusha and Alexander Kristoff. The Norwegian sprinter chalked up his 15th seasonal win in a mass sprint in Haugesund. His victory gave Russian Team Katusha the 24th of the 2015 racing season. – We managed to […]
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Triathlete Degasperi Wins Lanzarote Triathlon
The Italian equipped by Bianchi delivered a great comeback on the Canary Islands. Alessandro Degasperi re-affirmed himself among triathlon’s overall big guns thanks to an emphatic win with a great comeback in the Ironman Lanzarote on Saturday, May 23rd. At the Canary Islands, Cus Trento’s rider equipped by Bianchi recovered […]
Tinkoff-Saxo took no risks in protecting Contador before the tricky stage 18
Tinkoff-Saxo’s Alberto Contador finished in the front main group sprinting for glory after a fast descend down towards the captain’s hometown of Lugano had ripped the peloton apart. Contador maintains his 4’02” lead before tomorrow’s stage to Verbania that, according to Steven de Jongh, might see the GC guys going […]
Modolo wins stage 17
Lampre-Merida’s athlete with Extreme Tech Plus shoes won the massive sprint in Lugano. 98th Giro d’Italia goes toward the conclusion under Northwave athletes’s label. Italian Sacha Modolo (Lampre-Merida) claimed his second win in the 2015 Giro d’Italia on the stage 17 (Tirano – Lugano 134 Km), outsprinting Giacomo Nizzolo (Trek […]
Alberto Contador beats misfortune on Mortirolo and extends his lead after dedicated teamwork
Tinkoff-Saxo’s captain took matters into his own hands on the slopes of Mortirolo after an all-out effort from his teammates. Contador bridged the gap to main rivals Fabio Aru and Mikel Landa on the captivating climb after having lost time due to a puncture on the descend from Aprica. “My […]
Kruijswijk Stands Out on Pantani’s Mortirolo
The Dutchman was first atop the Mortirolo pass before closing second in Aprica. Steven Kruijswijk provided a superb performance with his Bianchi Oltre XR.2 in Giro d’Italia stage-16, 177 km from Pinzolo to Aprica (Northern Italy) passing first atop the Mortirolo pass – 2015 pink race’s “Pantani mountain” – and […]
Contador: “I’m better than I imagined, but there is still much ahead”
On the second rest day of the Giro d’Italia 2015, Tinkoff-Saxo and Alberto Contador held a press conference in which the team captain assessed the situation he will be facing in the last and decisive week. Tinkoff-Saxo’s leader acknowledged that he came to Italy “better than I imagined, but there […]
Alberto Contador extends overall lead atop Madonna di Campiglio
Tinkoff-Saxo and team captain Alberto Contador can take a well-deserved rest day after having defended and additionally extended the overall lead at Giro d’Italia on stage 15. Contador faced strong competition from Astana on the final climb to Madonna di Compiglio but managed to gain 7 seconds on main rival […]
Alberto Contador regains the Giro lead after top TT performance
Tinkoff-Saxo’s Alberto Contador put in a top performance on the highly anticipated 59km time trial of Giro d’Italia. The team captain reclaimed the pink jersey and now leads the Giro by 2’28” over Aru after finishing third on the wind-swept parcours. After a visit to the podium, where he could […]
Amador jumps into Giro podium
May 23rd, 2015 Movistar Team rider completes brilliant time trial in Valdobbiadene, progresses from eighth to third overall in historic day for cycling in Costa RicaAndrey Amador and the Movistar Team offered another surprise during this year’s Giro d’Italia as the Costa Rican brought himself to the provisional podium of […]